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Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Prince Frederick was the Duke of York and Albany and the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover. He was a soldier in the British army and was also the Prince Bishop of Osnabrück in the Holy Roman Empire.
The third and last creation of the Dukedom of York and Albany was for Prince Frederick Augustus, the second son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for many years, and he was the original " grand old Duke of York " in the popular rhyme.
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
The papers of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, comprise financial records, correspondence (the majority of which is to George IV) and various legal documents. It also includes a collection of over 30 letters by his wife, Frederica, Duchess of York and Albany (written in French and also predominantly sent to George IV).
Dec 5, 2022 · A portrait of Prince Frederick, the second son of King George III and the heir presumptive to the British throne. He was a military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Jan 10, 2020 · “Oh, the grand old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men.” We have all sung it, but how many of us know anything about the figure to whom the nursery rhyme refers, namely Prince Frederick Augustus,...
